Friends of the Earth

Lobbying Organisation Friends of the Earth

Date published 20 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Environment

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Sectoral Emission Ceilings

Intended results Friends of the Earths concerns and recommendations around sectoral emission ceilings are recorded and addressed.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Brid Walsh

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emailed a letter regarding the setting of the sectoral ceilings and a Friends of the Earth Joint Statement on Energy Poverty to Deputy Jennifer Whitmore, Senator Lynn Boylan, Deputy Ivana Bacik, and Deputy Brid Smith ahead of the discussion of the sectoral emission ceilings in the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action in September.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Jennifer Whitmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Bríd Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Lynn Boylan Senator (Seanad)

Ivana Bacik TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)